Kilmessan Water Treatment Plant, Kilmessan, Navan Co Meath
Upgrades to the Kilmessan Water Treatment Plant including a new facility and decommissioning of the old one.
RA170786 · Meath County Council · Lodged 7 July 2017
- Reference
- RA170786
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves remedial works to an existing borehole and the construction of a new water treatment facility with a control building, holding tanks, and a new entrance. It also includes the decommissioning and demolition of the existing water treatment plant.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of: remedial works to the existing operational borehole at kilmessan water treatment plant including installation of a new borehole pump at the existing borehole: construction of a new water treatment facility adjacent to the existing operational borehole, incorporating a control building, treated water holding tank, backwash water tank, hardstanding area, new site entrance, site access road, site drainage, landscaping and site fencing; decommissioning of the existing water treatment plant, including demolition and removal of existing control building, site entrance and an existing redundant borehole
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 24 August 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 August 2020.
Notified floor area: 137 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Skein Abbey, Kilmessan, Meath | Oct 2025 | €325,000 | 347 m |
| 3 Evergreen Court, Kilmessan, Meath | Mar 2025 | €286,000 | 359 m |
| 12 Becktive Park, Becktive Lodge, Kilmessan | Aug 2025 | €210,000 | 467 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 July 2017
- Decision due31 August 2017
- Decision issued24 August 2017
- Grant issued11 October 2017
- Permission expiry10 October 2022
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